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You need a Probe Launcher, and some Probes.

Core Scanner Probes cannot find ships, so are useful for exploration ~~in K-space~~. (~~Because when~~ inside ~~wormhole~~-space~~, you want~~ to be able to probe out ~~other~~ ships ~~etc~~.)

Core Scanner Probes cannot find ships, so are primarily useful for finding [[Cosmic Signatures]] (exploration sites and wormhole entrances). While they suffice for getting you into (and out of) a wormhole, if you are planning on operating inside W-space it is likely a good idea to be able to probe out ships. Combat Scanner Probes will detect ships, in addition to Cosmic Signatures. The two also have different maximum and minimum scan ranges - see the table below.

Combat Scanner Probes will detect ships, in addition to Cosmic Signatures. The two also have different maximum and minimum scan ranges - see the table below.

Expanded Probe Launchers have ''much'' higher CPU fitting requirements than Core Probe Launchers.

Any probe can be used in any launcher with the capacity to load it. Practically, this means an Expanded launcher can launch any probe, and a Core launcher can only launch Core probes. Expanded launchers can also be used to launch moon mining probes.

Sisters faction probes and launchers each increase the probe scan strength by 10%, but are considerably more expensive than the basic versions.

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 You need a Probe Launcher, and some Probes.
-Core Scanner Probes cannot find ships, so are useful for exploration in K-space.  (Because when inside wormhole-space, you want to be able to probe out other ships etc.)
+Core Scanner Probes cannot find ships, so are primarily useful for finding [[Cosmic Signatures]] (exploration sites and wormhole entrances). While they suffice for getting you into (and out of) a wormhole, if you are planning on operating inside W-space it is likely a good idea to be able to probe out ships. Combat Scanner Probes will detect ships, in addition to Cosmic Signatures.  The two also have different maximum and minimum scan ranges - see the table below.
-Combat Scanner Probes will detect ships, in addition to Cosmic Signatures.  The two also have different maximum and minimum scan ranges - see the table below.
 Expanded Probe Launchers have ''much'' higher CPU fitting requirements than Core Probe Launchers.
 Any probe can be used in any launcher with the capacity to load it.  Practically, this means an Expanded launcher can launch any probe, and a Core launcher can only launch Core probes.  Expanded launchers can also be used to launch moon mining probes.
+Sisters faction probes and launchers each increase the probe scan strength by 10%, but are considerably more expensive than the basic versions.
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